Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
FROM MANY SOURCES.

FROM MANY SOURCES.
Mr.. Blaine may as well send his
plume to the National Museum. He
will scarcely need it next fall.-Louis-
viLle Courier-Jour1ldl.
The ''iilustrious father move
ment that looked to a Lincoln and
Grant ticket next year has had back
set from which it will not recover
Pittsburgh Post.
Unfortunately for the Republican
party. it is not at the present time. and
does not seem likely in the near future
to be. the representative of new and adj
vanced ideas.-Bostors Herald.
will Mr.. John Sherman carry
the otherwise useless Hayes around
with him, TO sit on the stage in full
sight of the audiences he addresses in
behalf of fair count of the vote in the
Southern States?-M J. Sun.
M. HaIstead gives it out that he
considers President Cleveland fraud
Halstead once felt him self called upon
to allude to General Grant as a drunken
fool. NJ. Halsteads opinions are nc
good. CIeUeLGnd Plain Dealer.
To the Republicans the lesson of
the election in this State is--don't
hedge on your principles A. T.
Tribune. As the Republican party has
no principles. it can not very well
avail itself of this lesson. Detroit Free
Press.
President Cleveland read the real
estate. spectators in St Paul a lesson
by refusing a gift of land near what
they called Cleveland Park. TherG
was a time in the Executive mansion
when no gift would be refused. no
matter what the object might be. but
that time has passed with Republican,
rule.-At60Ry argus.
Senator Evarts is bound to take
n cheerful view of the political situa-
ton at any hazard. He docs not hes
itate to predict Republican victory in
New York next year." the only basis
for such prediction being that the
party was badly beaten this year
Mark Tapley had the same tempera-
ment, and was jolliest at funeral
" T. Herald.
President Cleveland wrote a let
ter commencing the united Democ-
racy's ticket to the voters of this
Democratic city. That ticket was
elected. Jim Blaine about the same
time wrote letter commenting
BOSS" Leeds. the Republican candi-
date for sheriff in Philadelphia. to the
voters of that Republican city.
Boss" Leeds was defeated. Com.
ment is unnecessary. N. T. Herald
Senator Sherman notes that
''there seems TO be too much timidity
among the New. York Republicans.
They speak" he says. Sin UNDER
tones, as if afraid an aggressiveness
might offend somebody" John evil
IDENTIFY does not appreciate the solem-
nifty of the Republican situation in
New York. He ought to know that
people always act that way just after
funeral in the family. Free
Press.
Senator Sherman gives it as his
opinion that the Republicans of New
York committed fatal blunder in
not keeping the solid South question
to- the front in the last campaign. The
New York Republicans have done "a
great many foolish things. it is trucs-
but as yet they haven't attempted tho
unique feat of running on a scctionsLl
campaign the son of a man whsso,
memorable words were: "Lct US haze
peace Philadelphia Times.
But how are the new vote %, the
young gentlemen born in 1865. 1885 and
1867, to be affected by the Ohio. ideae
What do they care for the Wild words
of Murat Halstead or the cOeec-sack
breeches of Fire-Alarm For Aker2 Tho
young voters are not inter6 5ysed in tho
cut of trousers that preva ned ia 1861.
or in the grievances of Private DaIzclL
against JEFF Davis. They will vote
on the issue of 1888. 7 lot the issue OF
1860 or 1864 What IS there to at
tract them to the Re- .publicanse WHAT
is there to make yo dng men interest
ed in old and obs Jlete issucS-N l.
Sun.
Montreal s borrowing $500, 900